EM335X EVM linux: Can't debug inside a pthread.

I'm cross compiling from a linux host, building an application to run on my EM335x EVM.  I'm unable to use the debugger to set breakpoints or pause inside a pthread. When I set a breakpoint it works the first time but the second time it would hit the breakpoint the app is out to lunch.  If I let the thread run and try to Suspend the application it doesn't stop and I can no long control anything.

Any pthread based application I try to make exhibits this problem.  I confirmed that running the a work loop that fails in a thread from main works as expected.

I have confirmed that all my host side tools are up to date and I built and debugged my app in a new project, in a new workspace and still have the same issues.

Any thoughts on why I can't stop in a thread?

Host: Ubuntu 12.04 in VMware Player (on windows 7)

Target: ti-sdk-am335x-evm-07.00.00.00 (Arago 2013.12 am335x-evm) netbooting from the above VM.

Tools: Code Composer Studio:  Version: 6.1.0.00104

Minimal project that has this problem is attached and source is pasted in:

debugIntoThread.tar.gz

/*
 * debugFails.c
 *
 * This application is not pausable in the the thread.
 *
 *  Created on: May 5, 2015
 *      Author: user
 */


#include <sys/eventfd.h>

#include <pthread.h>
#include <stdio.h>

#include <time.h>
#include <errno.h>

#include <stdint.h>


// The call to nanosleep doesn't cause or prevent the problem, it's here simply
// to keep the message from flooding the console.
void delay(uint16_t msDelay) {
	struct timespec request;

	request.tv_sec = msDelay / 1000;
	request.tv_nsec = (msDelay % 1000) * 1000000L;

	while (( nanosleep( &request, &request ) == -1 ) && ( errno == EINTR )) {
		continue;
	}
}

void *PrintHello(void *threadid)
{
	for (;;) {
		printf("Hi guys.\n");

		// setting a breakpoint on this line will stop the first time but will
		// be a problem the second time it tries to stop.
		delay(1000);
	}

	return 0;
}

// #define DONT_FAIL
int main (int argc, char *argv[])
{
#if defined DONT_FAIL
	printf("Not a problem.\n");
	for (;;) {
		printf("Hi guys.\n");

		delay(1000);
	}
#endif

	printf("Going to have a problem.\n");
	pthread_t thread;
	int rc;

	printf("In main: creating thread\n");
	rc = pthread_create(&thread, 0, PrintHello, 0);
	if (rc){
		printf("ERROR; return code from pthread_create() is %d\n", rc);
	}

	pthread_exit(0);
}